USRC to Award Silver Seismic Ratings to Four Portland Buildings
Portland, Ore., is home to more than 1,600 unreinforced masonry buildings, considered one of the most dangerous types of earthquake-vulnerable construction. The city has struggled…
Portland
Graceful Rehab
A Restaurateur Saves a Historic Church from Obscurity Portland, Maine, is known as the “beautiful city by the sea.” In 1982, it was listed on…
Risk = Reward
I love happy accidents. As I spoke with the remarkable people who were behind this issue’s projects, I realized a theme was developing that I…
Trailblazer: The Nation’s First Commercial Passive House Retrofit
Hammer & Hand Demonstrates Passive House’s Suitability for Commercial Buildings Despite media reports that the economic downturn has diminished interest in green-building materials and environmentally…